Links for 6-8-2017

Loretta Lynch Acted Improperly, And Comey Found It Troubling. Comey testified that Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch asked him to stop calling an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails an “investigation,” but rather a “matter.” In actuality, The New York Times reported this in April, but Comey’s testimony deepened the inquiry: he stated that Lynch’s activity “confused and concerned me…that was one of the bricks in the load that led me to conclude I have to step away from the [Justice] Department if we’re to close this case credibly.”